most 40 point games in a single finals run nba

Michael Jordan and Jerry West are tied for the most games with 40+ points in an NBA Finals, with 4 games.

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most 40 or more point games by a player in a single finals run NBA

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4	182	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	46.8	45.5	9.0	6.5	1.0	0.8	18.5	36.3	51.0	1.8	4.8	36.8	6.8	9.8	69.2	56.1	2.5	6.5	2.8	187	36	26	4	3	11	15
2	Jerry West J. West	4	176	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	45.0	44.0	6.3	8.5			15.5	30.5	50.8				13.0	15.3	85.2	59.1				180	25	34				12
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	3	133	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	40.1	44.3	13.0	4.0	0.7	2.7	15.0	23.3	64.3	0.7	3.3	20.0	13.7	18.0	75.9	70.9	4.0	9.0	3.3	120	39	12	2	8	10	8	+33
4	LeBron James L. James	3	124	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	45.5	41.3	11.3	8.3	1.7	0.7	15.7	35.3	44.3	2.3	7.3	31.8	7.7	10.3	74.2	51.8	0.7	10.7	3.3	137	34	25	5	2	10	8	-7
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3	124	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	45.7	41.3	18.3	3.0	0.0	3.3	17.0	27.0	63.0	0.0	0.0		7.3	19.0	38.6	58.4	5.3	13.0	1.3	137	55	9	0	10	4	9	+38
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	3	142	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	45.0	47.3	8.3	3.3			18.3	42.3	43.3				10.7	14.7	72.7	48.5				135	25	10				14
7	Devin Booker D. Booker	2	82	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	40.0	41.0	2.5	2.5	1.0	1.0	17.0	30.5	55.7	1.0	3.5	28.6	6.0	7.0	85.7	61.0	1.0	1.5	3.0	80	5	5	2	2	6	10	+12
8	LeBron James L. James	2	82	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	42.6	41.0	12.0	9.0	3.5	3.0	16.0	28.5	56.1	3.5	7.0	50.0	5.5	8.0	68.8	64.0	3.0	9.0	1.5	85	24	18	7	6	3	4	+39
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	2	85	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	46.6	42.5	8.5	3.0	2.5	0.0	12.5	27.0	46.3	0.5	2.0	25.0	17.0	21.5	79.1	58.3	1.0	7.5	2.0	93	17	6	5	0	4	6	+7
10	Jerry West J. West	2	86	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	49.0	43.0	6.0	6.0			17.0	29.0	58.6				9.0	11.5	78.3	63.1				98	12	12				5
11	Jerry West J. West	2	88	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	44.5	44.0	8.5	6.0			15.0	31.5	47.6				14.0	16.0	87.5	57.1				89	17	12				4
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2	102	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	49.5	51.0	22.0	2.5			17.5	43.0	40.7				16.0	20.0	80.0	49.2				99	44	5				9
13	Jalen Williams J. Williams	1	40	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	35.2	40.0	6.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	25.0	56.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	9.0	12.0	75.0	66.1	1.0	5.0	1.0	35	6	4	1	0	1	4	+14
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	41	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	41.9	41.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	28.0	57.1	2.0	5.0	40.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.0	3.0	8.0	5.0	42	11	4	0	0	5	3	-11
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	43	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	40.7	43.0	10.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	7.0	14.0	50.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	71.8	2.0	8.0	5.0	41	10	4	0	0	5	3	+11
16	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1	40	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	43.0	40.0	6.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	15.0	33.0	45.5	3.0	8.0	37.5	7.0	8.0	87.5	54.8	0.0	6.0	1.0	43	6	4	2	0	1	1	+10
17	LeBron James L. James	1	40	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	41.9	40.0	13.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	15.0	21.0	71.4	6.0	9.0	66.7	4.0	6.0	66.7	84.6	3.0	10.0	4.0	42	13	7	3	0	4	1	+7
18	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1	40	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	44.9	40.0	11.0	13.0	2.0	2.0	14.0	20.0	70.0	0.0	0.0		12.0	14.0	85.7	76.5	1.0	10.0	5.0	45	11	13	2	2	5	0	+20
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	47	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	43.3	47.0	8.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	14.0	31.0	45.2	6.0	14.0	42.9	13.0	14.0	92.9	63.2	2.0	6.0	3.0	43	8	7	2	0	3	1	-8
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	43	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	43.3	43.0	13.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	23.0	65.2	6.0	9.0	66.7	7.0	7.0	100.0	82.4	1.0	12.0	3.0	43	13	7	1	1	3	3	+15
21	LeBron James L. James	1	51	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	47.6	51.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	19.0	32.0	59.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	10.0	11.0	90.9	69.2	4.0	4.0	5.0	48	8	8	1	1	5	2	-13
22	LeBron James L. James	1	41	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	46.2	41.0	13.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	19.0	30.0	63.3	2.0	5.0	40.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	64.5	2.0	11.0	2.0	46	13	8	2	1	2	3	-13
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1	40	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	40.5	40.0	7.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	27.0	55.6	7.0	12.0	58.3	3.0	4.0	75.0	69.5	3.0	4.0	3.0	41	7	4	1	0	3	4	+7
24	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1	41	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	39.8	41.0	3.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	24.0	70.8	5.0	7.0	71.4	2.0	2.0	100.0	82.4	0.0	3.0	4.0	40	3	6	2	1	4	4	+20
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1	43	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	45.5	43.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	0.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	64.5	1.0	6.0	3.0	45	7	5	1	0	3	3	0

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Michael Jordan and Jerry West are tied for the most games with 40+ points in an NBA Finals, with 4 games.

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